Baggage-support for bicycles



(No Model.)

D. CHAMBERLAIN. BAGGAGE SUPPORT FOR BIGYGLBS.

No. 569,813. Patented Oct. 20, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAGGAGE-SUPPOR'T FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,813, dated October 20, 1896.

Application filed May 6, 1896. Serial No. 590,428. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL CHAMBERLAIN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Baggage-Supports for Bicycles, which will, in connection with the accompanying drawings, be hereinafter fully described, and specifically defined in the appended claim.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my baggage-support with the upper portion of the bicycle shown by dotted lines, as is also a small bag as carried by my said baggage-support. Fig. 2 is a direct front elevation of said baggage-support. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the baggage-support shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. dis a side elevation of the baggage-support shown in the preceding figures, but formed at the bottom with a truly-rounded figure or outline, as may be preferred.

The object of this invention is to provide a wireformed elastic attachment that can be readily secured to the central part of the guiding-lever of bicycles; that when so placed in position and duly arranged in place is capable of having secured upon it a bag, bundle, or other package that is very handily supported upon said elastic attachment, is free from danger of falling therefrom, and that can, when desired, be quickly and easily removed from the bicycle, all as will be next described, and then defined in the appended claim.

Referring again to said drawings, A represents in dotted lines the guiding-lever of a bicycle, and B represents the nearly-vertical rod to which said lever A is secured and by which the steering wheel is controlled. Mounted upon said guiding-lever A is arranged the baggage support 0, which is formed with two parts a, that are arranged on said part A on each side of vertical stand ard B, and from said parts 66 extend downward the vertical supports b. At the lower part thereof they turn to the front, as shown at c, then they extend upward on each side of said part B, and then extend across from side to side, as shown at part c.

Thus the baggage-support is preferably formed of a single piece of wire the ends of which constitute the termination of said parts a, as shown. Said parts I), c, and d can each be nearly straight, with curved lines at the points of their intersection, or said parts can constitute a practically true curve, as may be preferred.

Said baggage-support must be turned nearly upside down and attached to part A on the under side and then turned forward and downward to the position shown in Fig. 1, and to place said satchel D or other baggage upon it it must be swung slightly to the front to enter it upon part c, and the load thereon constantly tends to hold part e closed against said part B.

Said support is preferably formed of steel wire, that tends to retain itself in position.

Having thus specified my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A baggage-support for use upon bicycles, formed of wire or similar material, and consisting of parts a a, bent to a curve to fit upon the guiding-support A, upon each side of the vertical standard B, the parts I) 1) extended downward from parts CL, the lower parts a, the upward-extended parts d, and the front portion e extended from one of said parts (1 to the other in front of standard (I, all substantially as specified.

DANIEL CHAMBERLAIN.

lVitnesses:

T. W. PORTER, L. W. Howns. 

